Keith Foster said it was a hard decision, but the longtime volleyball coach at Genoa-Kingston who won a state title with the Cogs in 2022 left the program to coach at DeKalb.
Alayna Pierce said the No. 1 goal of her and her Genoa-Kingston teammates was to leave behind a legacy. After two regional crowns, two conference crowns, pretty much all the school records and a state championship, Pierce said it feels good knowing that legacy is cemented.
From big smashers and the setters that get them the ball to defensive dynamos sacrificing their bodies for a dig, we look at the top volleyball players in the area.
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Kaneland dropped a heartbreaking first set Monday and fell 26-24, 25-9 to St. Laurence in Monday’s Class 3A Evergreen Park sectional semifinals.
IC Catholic avenged its state final loss to Genoa-Kingston last year, defeating the Cogs in a 2A sectional semifinal on Monday in straight sets.
St. Francis senior Shay McMillen, after missing the 2022 season with a significant leg injury, was yet another powerhouse weapon for the Spartans in their 25-12, 25-10 victory over Sycamore in a 3A sectional semifinal Monday.
St. Francis girls varsity volleyball faced Sycamore in the Class 3A St. Francis Sectional semifinal in Wheaton on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.
Genoa-Kingston volleyball took on IC Catholic Prep Monday night in a Class 2A sectional semifinal at Genoa-Kingston High School.